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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who do the faceless ones come to the gypsy compound to kill?

2. What is Nash's real name?

3. Where does Bond go to after the gypsy compound?

4. Whose home does Kerim take Bond to?

5. Why does Kerim want Bond to leave the train?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is Nash's real identity?

2. How does Bond kill Grant?

3. How does Kerim kill the faceless one's leader?

4. Why does the gypsy hesitate to let Bond into the compound?

5. How does Kerim die?

6. Why does the gypsy allow Bond to stay and see the fight?

7. How does Kerim spy on the Russians?

8. What does Grant's say is the Russian's plot?

9. How does Bond find out the man looking at him is a British agent?

10. Why did Kerim make Bond visit so public?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Choose one of the following and examine how it affects the tone of the novel and helps to express character and theme.

1) Setting.

2) Point of view

3) Structure

4) Language

Essay Topic 2

Fleming worked as an intelligence officer during World War II, adhering to the rule that writers should write about what they know. Do you think it is obvious that Fleming knows his subject? What difference do you think it makes to the story? Are there any moments where you think Fleming does not portray a character or setting so well? What affect does it have on the story?

Essay Topic 3

Identify the main themes of the story. In what way are these themes relevant to the time period? How does Fleming use character and setting to express these themes?

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